Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Péricarde sec
English translation:
No pericardial effusion, (dry pericardium)
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Péricarde sec
This is part of a report of a preoperative assessment of severe mitral valve leakage.
| 4 +1 | No pericardial effusion |
Drmanu49
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| a doctor answered... |
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May 12, 2017 09:27: Drmanu49 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/599094">Silvia Brandon-Pérez's</a> old entry - "Péricarde sec"" to ""Dry pericardium, no pericardial effusion""
Proposed translations
No pericardial effusion
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2 sept. 2016 - A pericardial effusion is excess fluid between the heart and the sac surrounding the heart, known as the pericardium. Most are not harmful, but ...
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Note added at 4 jours (2017-05-12 09:29:38 GMT) Post-grading
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14,400 ghits for "no pericardial effusion" against 387 for "dry pericardium". That says it all!
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a doctor answered...
a dry pericardium
Explanation:
That is to say, there was no pericardial effusion.
Dr Sue Levy: IOW normal :-)
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/medical_general/...
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Note added at 52 mins (2017-05-07 10:34:36 GMT)
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Well, two doctors, of course.
| Thank you so much! That seems a lot more reasonable... |
| I am grateful; as I noted in my question, I thought it would make sense to say "no pericardial effusion." When I translated the term, I included both terms. |
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